How my story begins: I hadn't had my period in two months and that obviously was worrying me because it wasn't normal. I then started to have spotting. I told my doctor about it and he ordered a pap test right away because I had never had one before that. After my Pap smear I bled profusely for multiple days and had to have multiple blood transfusions.

Fast forward to January and I got a call a few days after the New Year to tell me that I had high grade changes and I needed a colposcopy. When I got my colposcopy I started bleeding really bad and that it when the gyno told me that it wasn't normal to bleed like that, and that she could see a giant mass on my cervix. Once my biopsy came back I was immediately sent to a cancer clinic where they confirmed it was stage 3C1 cervical cancer.

Life before my diagnosis: I was living life with my husband and children. I was just about to go to college to be a PSW when I started having symptoms.

How I felt after diagnosis: I was completely terrified that I would leave my husband and children behind. I had to be put on anxiety medication to help me cope until I went through treatment.

Telling my family and friends: Everyone was completely shocked when I told them, but they all made sure I felt loved and said " we got this", which made me feel better. My husband made sure I didn't panic every day, and my kids took it very well luckily.

My treatment: I had chemo every day for a few weeks, as well as external radiation and four brachytherapy.

How I felt after treatment: I was just happy that treatment went well, and that I could start healing. I was still very scared that treatment might not work though.

What was most difficult for me: Thinking about leaving my children and husband behind.

What I did to help myself: I went on anxiety medication, wrote in my journal, and went out and enjoyed life as much as I possibly could.

Where I am today: After my 6 month scan I was declared NED, and so far I am still NED. I enjoy life so much more now and try to never take anything for granted.

What I want other women to know: Cervical cancer can feel scary, but there is so many options for treatment and new medicine these days so don't give up hope.

How I will try to help others: I always let the women in my life know to get their pap smears. If I had gone to my pap smears when I should have, I wouldn't have been in this situation.